This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. By Amanda Keats I first encountered the work of Rowan Coleman through her short story Woman Walks Into a Bar, which raised money for domestic abuse charity Refuge. I then had the great pleasure of meeting Rowan at the RNA … [Read more...] about Novelicious Goes To…the Launch of The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman
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Novelicious Goes To…Rosie Blake’s Book Launch
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. By Amanda Keats Going to a book launch is great fun when you know nobody. Heading to Rosie Blake's launch for How to Get a (Love) Life was a whole other level of incredible. Team Novelicious were out in Soho in force to … [Read more...] about Novelicious Goes To…Rosie Blake’s Book Launch
Film Adaptations to Look Out For in 2014
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 2014 has already brought us adaptations of 12 Years a Slave and The Railway Man, but it’s not all heartbreaking memoirs to look forward to in terms of adaptations this year. Here are just some of the best to look out for: The Book … [Read more...] about Film Adaptations to Look Out For in 2014
Review – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Amanda Keats The Book Thief follows young Liesel Merminger as she is handed over to foster parents by her mother not long before the outbreak of World War II. It is her story, but she is not the one telling it. … [Read more...] about Review – The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Review – 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Amanda Keats People may be familiar with the story of Solomon Northup, as a film has been made from the man's memoir. The story itself, however, deserves to be read to get the man's own perspective on those … [Read more...] about Review – 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup